<p><a href="https://www.cambridgespark.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cambridge Spark</a> is an education technology company that enables organisations to achieve their business goals by educating their workforce in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. Here, Darren Topping speaks with Tom Phillips, Head of Business Development at Cambridge Spark, about the data science and AI skills gap and the importance of upskilling for talent strategy. You can learn more about our <a href="../../../../../../en/client-services/employed-consultant-model" target="_blank" rel="noopener">talent solutions with Cambridge Spark here.</a></p>
<h3><strong>How do you think the pandemic has changed people&rsquo;s approach to upskilling?</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Tom:</strong> The pandemic has helped a lot of organisations realise the urgency of upskilling and the importance of seeing a return on investment from upskilling initiatives. Ultimately, upskilling is about creating the technical capability to deliver on business objectives, and we have seen businesses focus on wanting to understand what measurable ROI their investment in the workforce has had. For data upskilling initiatives, this typically has been seen through reduced costs, for instance time saved through automation or reduced IT fees, but also can be seen through increased revenue. We have seen more organisations embracing virtual learning for more flexibility around business requirements and to create a higher level of accessibility and inclusivity to upskilling programmes. We are seeing more organisations embedding upskilling as an essential work activity for their workforce - thinking of upskilling as a standard part of their ongoing workforce development rather than a separate project and developing a culture of learning at work.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Darren:</strong> I think that a lot of people took lockdown as an opportunity to develop new skills and capabilities in line with an alternative career. In our &lsquo;What Tech Candidates Want&rsquo; research from early 2020, we were surprised to find that upskilling was an important factor behind contractors&rsquo; decision over what role to take. Going forwards, I anticipate that along with a demand for hybrid working as part of individuals changing roles, a defined upskilling, training, and mentoring plan will also be a major demand for talent in the market.</p>
<h3><strong>What can businesses do to overcome the skills gap? </strong></h3>
<p><strong>Tom:</strong> Businesses should look to their existing workforce to understand how upskilling can help overcome the skills gap. There are established routes and methods for upskilling workforces. We see a lot of businesses setting up internal Academies focussed on a particular skills area, for instance Data Science or Cybersecurity, which provide a variety of programmes of different levels that are open to all staff to apply for. For employees in the UK, delivering these Academies as apprenticeships is increasingly popular, with employees gaining a recognised qualification and the business able to fund the Academy using the Apprenticeship Levy.</p>
<p>An important starting point is understanding the skills needed to meet business objectives and making sure that the upskilling programme will deliver these skills. The proposed curriculum must match the identified skills gap and align with business needs. We also see greater success in closing the skills gap where businesses are able to tailor the content of the programme. This can be possible through sector-specific curricula or even tailoring the content directly to the business (one of our clients we are working with learners in more than 50 different business units ranging from manufacturing to HR to commercial finance). For instance, creating tailored assignments or case studies for employees to work on, or delivering hackathons working on a live business problem.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Businesses also need to provide the right level of support to each employee to ensure the programme is successful. This includes technical support that covers the content of the programme and also how to apply the skills to the workplace. It can also include pastoral and career support, for instance for employees who have been out of education for a long-time. Through providing the right level of support and tailoring, organisations can accelerate the time it takes for staff to deploy new skills in the workplace and overcome the skills gap.</p>
<p><strong>Darren: </strong>I couldn&rsquo;t agree more with Tom&rsquo;s points, and just to add, I think there is a huge opportunity for organisations to start mapping the skills of their workforce today, in order to accelerate internal mobility and upskilling programmes for individuals in roles that are in decline into high-growth roles such as in data and machine learning.</p>
<h3><strong>What are the benefits of bringing talent in to upskill your workforce? </strong></h3>
<p><strong>Darren:&nbsp;</strong>The main benefit of adding external, new, and diverse talent to your workforce is that it also brings new and neurodivergent thinking that accelerates the capability of your whole organisation. Earlier in the year I <a href="../../../../../../en/insights/diversity-and-inclusion-series---neurodiversity-with-arctic-shores" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interviewed Lara Montefiori, the Chief Scientific Advisor for Arctic Shores </a>who gave an excellent summary of why new thinking was essential for business. From across our client base we continually see that organisations are trying to achieve more with less resources, therefore increasingly the overall capability of your workforce is essential to stay ahead.</p>
<p><strong>Tom: </strong>Upskilling the workforce is a necessity but not the only way to develop your workforce. Hiring fresh talent can bring new perspectives and new ideas on how to apply technologies. Upskilling and hiring can actually work well together strategically, with technical talent often looking for new opportunities to develop their skills further - an attractive upskilling proposition can help differentiate from competitors and persuade top technical talent to join. For some of our clients, our programmes are offered to new hires as a way for them to gain a government-recognised qualification in data science through their work.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>Do you think the workforce will ever catch-up with the digital skills gap?</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Tom:</strong> Businesses need to continue developing the skills of their workforce to keep up with changes and developments in technology, particularly for specialist areas like data science. Businesses need to make sure that they are considering this ongoing development need when creating their upskilling programmes. Rather than being a one-off project, upskilling programmes might need to form part of their ongoing talent development strategy, with learning and skills development embedded in the workplace.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Social mobility will also be important for bridging the gap. Social mobility increases the talent pool available for businesses and therefore reduces the skills gap. We offer a full-stack curriculum for the data science vertical with an entry point into a data career for anyone of any technical background. For some clients, this has proven to be a way of opening up upskilling initiatives to a wider pool of people, as the prerequisites for courses become less restrictive.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Darren:</strong> I think we will eventually close the digital skills gap, but at the moment technology is moving faster than education. To speed this process up, I think action needs to be taken now. This action needs to happen in all facets of our society from schools and colleges to teach relevant technology skills, right the way through to organisations developing, promoting and being patient with internal upskilling and mobility schemes. Those companies that begin these programmes today will be the ones who benefit most from this approach.</p>
<p>Interested in upskilling your workforce? Check out our <a href="../../../../../../en/client-services">talent solutions</a> to learn how to invest in your future today, including <a href="../../../../../../en/client-services/employed-consultant-model">solutions with Lorien and Cambridge Spark.</a><br><br></p>

Read our interview with Cambridge Spark on the data science and AI skills gap and the importance of upskilling for talent strategy.

Upskilling to overcome the STEM Gap: an interview with Cambridge Spark

<p><em>This interview originally appeared in the March 2022 issue of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.talint.co.uk/insights/talint-international-magazine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TALiNT International</a>&nbsp;</em><em>between Dawn Gibson and Lorien&rsquo;s Director for MSP and RPO Annelise Smith on how companies that adopt a holistic talent strategy can slash attrition and broaden their talent pool.</em></p>
<p>Talent solutions are evolving rapidly as the recruitment industry navigates the huge changes accelerated by the pandemic and digital transformation. Organisations are pushed to be more creative in order to attract and retain staff in a fiercely competitive market. Candidate expectations are also broader and more ambitious &ndash; while a fat salary will always be attractive, today&rsquo;s top talent also want to know they will have access to flexible and/or hybrid working arrangement, as well as ample opportunities for career growth and development. Shifting ground in what the workplace offers and heightened competition for top talent is changing how we go to market &ndash; and surfacing a new talent solution trend.</p>
<h3><strong>Why is total talent management trending?</strong></h3>
<p>The concept of total talent management (TTM) is attracting a lot of interest as a potential way to bridge the gap between traditional recruitment and new market realities. But what does TTM mean in practice? What are the challenges? What are the business benefits and how long does it take to see them?</p>
<p>Annelise Smith, Director of MSP and RPO at global digital, transformation and technology recruitment specialist Lorien, part of the Impellam Group, works with an increasing number of companies contemplating these questions. &ldquo;Total talent management has been talked about for some time from a conceptual perspective, but it&rsquo;s a topic that is now building momentum&rdquo;, she said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re seeing candidate scarcity getting more and more extreme, and organisations are realising that they have to think differently about talent in general.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;While total talent acquisition is more about how we look at the external workforce, total talent management is about having a more cohesive, holistic approach to acquiring, engaging and utilising talent in both the external and internal markets,&rdquo; Smith explained. &ldquo;A TTM approach draws from all sources of talent and, as a result, in theory, the talent pipeline is extended, enabling companies to keep up with shifting and aggressive business demands.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;The market is in an evolutionary place. We may start seeing a shift from the big &lsquo;one size fits all&rsquo; MSP/RPO programmes we have been used to. Customers are looking for more agility; they are looking for different solutions, different options and they want to work with providers who can support them with their talent agenda.&rdquo;</p>
<h3><strong>How does TTM work?</strong></h3>
<p>Traditionally, hiring has been organised into distinct silos according to permanent, contingent and Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. TA and HR are responsible for permanent recruitment, whilst procurement handles contingent and SOW.</p>
<p>The evolution towards total talent management is blurring these divisions. TA teams are increasingly playing a key overall role, taking on responsibility for contingent as well as permanent staffing. While SOW continues to primarily sit within procurement, TA leaders are becoming more involved in setting SOW parameters and total talent management does not necessarily mean that a company outsources all of its recruitment to one provider. TTM is more about improving service delivery than cutting costs &ndash; and that means working together and across borders.</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not about saying it needs one team doing everything related to talent acquisition, because that is probably unrealistic; it&rsquo;s more about having an overall owner, cohesive ways of working and a unified approach,&rdquo; Smith said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Within a TTM model, you may have an MSP, an RPO provider and a TA team working together to deliver a strategy that comes from above. Business buy-in and CEO sponsorship are absolutely key. If you&rsquo;re rolling out a new model, and trying to break down traditional barriers and silos, there has to be a clear vision and executive sponsorship.&rdquo;</p>
<h3><strong>What are the benefits?</strong></h3>
<p>For organisations that go down this route, the rewards look extremely enticing. TTM promises to deliver not only a wider talent pool, but also a more diverse selection of candidates and a more flexible approach to how works gets done. &ldquo;Any approach that broadens the potential pool of workers, taking away barriers to entry and opening up different types of engagement opportunities, should naturally have a positive impact on diversity,&rdquo; Smith said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Total talent is about the optimisation of a workforce, and optimisation goes hand-in-hand with diversity. It&rsquo;s long been shown that businesses with a more diverse workforce and inclusive practices tend to outperform their competition. A truly cohesive approach can enable organisations to broaden their diversity aspirations beyond the permanent world, where we have tended to see efforts concentrated to date.&rdquo;</p>
<p>TTM also means looking more analytically at the internal talent pool and alumni candidates, as well as providing opportunities for upskilling and retraining to fulfil business needs and employee goals. Smith expanded: &ldquo;A true total talent management approach is bringing to the table graduates and apprentices, but also the existing workforce &ndash; talent that may well exist right under management&rsquo;s noses, but they don&rsquo;t necessarily have the means of classifying and understanding the potential of that talent, understanding those people&rsquo;s ambitions, what they want to do, what they could do.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;If you focus on that internal market, the external market will follow. Reskilling and retraining programmes are going to be fundamental to the importance of any solution.&rdquo;</p>
<p>TTM could also prove a much-needed solution to retention issues. Smith said a 20% reduction in attrition over two years was likely to be a &lsquo;reasonable target&rsquo;. &ldquo;Certainly, for any organisation struggling with attrition, you should see benefits from any approach that utilises the talent available to you in the best possible way,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;You are looking at your workforce as a whole, you have greater access to data, and are better able to understand all the different interplaying scenarios that are happening, so you can make informed decisions that drive tangible benefits.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I think you will see cost benefits as well. In our current siloed market, we all know of may roles going through a high-cost consultancy or contingent route that should perhaps not be run in the way. Similarly, we see many roles being recruited on a perm basis when a shorter term, albeit higher cost, contingent option would probably be the better route. We all know that; we all see it happening; but it can be hard to break the habit.&rdquo;</p>
<h3><strong>What are the challenges?</strong></h3>
<p>For Smith, the evolution of TTM also offers significant opportunities for HR and TA functions to elevate people strategy as a key business priority but acknowledged this brought with it tough conversations.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The focus of Talent Acquisition functions has to be how best to broaden the net in order to attract and engage the best possible talent &ndash; and that means putting the focus primarily on the talent and what they want rather than what the hiring manager has in the past come to expect. This means evaluating every step of the recruitment proves from attraction strategy, assessment, selection, offer right through to onboarding, to ensure a positive candidate experience. Now more than ever it is the function of TA to educate the business in the role they need to play when it comes to securing the talent they so badly need.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Getting executive buy-in is the first and arguable the greatest challenge, considering TTM is new and largely untested. Employers have to be willing to experiment, find out what works for them and learn from their mistakes.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We need to be really clear about what the business benefits are, and how those business benefits go beyond costs savings,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;What will the approach achieve in terms of access to talent? How will it drive greater diversity? What tangible improvements will your hiring managers see?&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;TTM is a long-term project requiring considerable change management, so, it is essential for the investment case to be sound. TA, HR, and the C-Suite need to really think about what they are trying to achieve and how to communicate their strategies.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about starting small &ndash; building the foundations, focusing on data, process, capability and working from there. It may take years to get a full total talent talent management solution up and running, but you can make small changes along the ay that will have an immediate impact.&rdquo;</p>
<h3><strong>First steps to TTM</strong></h3>
<p>Smith recommends companies trial a total talent acquisition strategy; namely triaging roles to determine if they should be treated as permanent, contingent or SOW, rather than putting roles in the same silos as they always have. &ldquo;Put in a process which enable you to look at each role on its merits, so you are optimising your chances of getting the right talent for the right amount of time, the right price, for that specific requirement considering current market conditions,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;You can start to see the benefits of those kinds of small changes quite quickly from a coast, quality, and timeframe perspective.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;However, it&rsquo;s vital that all stakeholder, from the TA team to RPO/MSP providers and staffing firms, are operating on an even playing field. &ldquo;The customer needs to set the right expectations and encourage a culture which supports collaboration; for example, not having suppliers being played off against each other. It goes back to setting a clear strategy of what we are trying to achieve.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;We are already seeing some organisations putting ownership of all the different routes to market in one place, and I believe we will start seeing a lot more demand for teams, either outsourced or internal, to work more closely together and to have more valuable discussions around the right route to market for each role,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;Even if organisations are not thinking about adopting a total talent solution, many realise they need to optimise their operations. The market is changing and that means we need to change with it &ndash; we can&rsquo;t continue to do things the same way we always have done.&rdquo;</p>

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Total Talent Management - a Q&A with Annelise Smith

<article>FINkit has recently been awarded a grant from the Welsh government to support the development of FINkit, a cloud-based platform that enables financial services organisations and banks to transform and accelerate the delivery of their digital services to customers. This includes the expansion of FINkit&rsquo;s existing team in Nantgarw, Wales (on the outskirts of Cardiff). We caught up with Anouska Streets, Head of Engineering, to find out how the team is growing and what the future has in store for FINkit.</article>
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<article>Hi Anouska, thank you for taking some time out to join us today.</article>
<p>Thanks for having me!</p>
<h3>1. You&rsquo;ve had quite an interesting career. Can you tell us a bit about how you got into engineering and software development?</h3>
<p>It all started when my school got its first BBC Micro in 1984. The BBC Micro was part of the BBC&rsquo;s initiative to improve computer literacy in the UK and get the next generation interested in programming by providing these computers to every school in the country &ndash; and in my case, it worked. I was so interested in it, in fact, that the following year my parents bought me a Commodore 64 for Christmas. I started coding and that carried on throughout school and then onto university where I studied Computer Science. I&rsquo;ve now been doing it for 20 years so I think I have the BBC to thank for that!</p>
<h3>2. We hear a lot nowadays about encouraging women in STEM. What would be your advice for someone looking to follow in your footsteps?</h3>
<p>Honestly, if you&rsquo;re interested in it, get involved! There are meet-ups all over the country where you can talk to like-minded people and universities in particular have some great social events for women in tech. There&rsquo;s some really good meet-ups in Cardiff that I&rsquo;ve been to like Equal Experts &ndash; who provide UK-wide networking events on a range of different subjects &ndash; and the South Wales Agile Group meetup &ndash; who have monthly meetings on Agile best practice. I would also recommend getting as much industry experience as possible, be that work experience, apprenticeships or placements. I spent my third year at university on an industry placement at British Steel and the practical experience you get is invaluable &ndash; at the end of the day, university can only teach you so much. That real life understanding around enterprise application development is something that employers look for too; it can really help you to stand out from the crowd.</p>
<h3>3. You&rsquo;ve been the Head of Engineering at FINkit for almost a year now; what things are you most excited about bringing to the market and where do you see the industry going in the future?</h3>
<p>I think it&rsquo;s a really exciting time to be in the financial industry &ndash; previously, it&rsquo;s been quite a tricky sector to innovate in because of how heavily regulated it is but that&rsquo;s changing as more SMEs and start-ups enter the mix. The competition is far more reactive and far more creative than anything we&rsquo;ve seen before and that means that banking and financial institutions are having to act quickly too. This is where we see FINkit coming in. The platform allows financial organisations to think more deeply about what their customers want and to get their products out quickly and safely &ndash; meaning more innovation in shorter timescales and still without the risk. I think for me, I&rsquo;m most excited about refining that platform so that it continues to evolve with our client&rsquo;s needs &ndash; needs that are, in many ways, very difficult to predict at the pace we&rsquo;re going!&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<h3>4. Tell us a little bit about your career at FINkit. We understand that this isn&rsquo;t your first time working for the company, having worked for Monitise back in 2011. What made you return?</h3>
<p>When I left about two and a half years ago, it was a completely different business. We were using a legacy platform and weren&rsquo;t really matching the pace of the market and that has completely changed. FINkit as a business went through a huge transformation process, building the business from the ground-up again to focus on bringing out products that are innovative and serve our clients in a way that no one else in the market can. I know it sounds cheesy, but it&rsquo;s actually my dream job, being that close to the cutting-edge and getting to be a driving force in it too, in the way that everyone at FINkit is.</p>
<h3>5. How do you think FINkit stands out from the crowd? What makes you different to work for?</h3>
<p>From a purely technical perspective, there isn&rsquo;t really anyone like us out there. We&rsquo;ve moved completely away from a legacy, monolithic service to a cloud native, microservices architecture. We embrace DevOps culture and ways of working with a fully automated continuous delivery pipeline. We release into production many times every day.</p>
<p>From a cultural perspective, we&rsquo;re all very easy going and friendly people. I really enjoy coming to work every day because I genuinely get on with my team and I think for some people that can be quite an unusual thing. We work hard but we also have fun together; we regularly get together outside of work and I think that helps when you&rsquo;re back in the office because it means that you know each other on a personal basis and can work together more effectively. When you&rsquo;re working in the way that we do &ndash; multi-disciplinary and collaboratively &ndash; it&rsquo;s a huge advantage being able to understand other people&rsquo;s perspective. I believe that it&rsquo;s because of how we work, the people that we are and how we work together, that we&rsquo;re able to come up with some of the solutions that we do. If you&rsquo;re the sort of person who likes to be kept on their toes and to be part of something bigger, we&rsquo;re a great company to work for.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<h3>6. Which tech stack do you use, and why?</h3>
<p>FINkit services are built using Spring Boot and Java running in the Cloud Foundry elastic runtime. We also develop extensive tooling to support our automated build pipeline and operate all of our infrastructure as code. As a result we are also heavy users of tools like Ansible and Bosh.</p>
<h3>7. Tell us a bit about the team. How does the development team work? How do you think the team differs to others you&rsquo;ve worked in previously?</h3>
<p>I&rsquo;m very lucky to work in the team that I do &ndash; they are genuinely some of the most switched-on, intelligent and talented people that I have worked with in the last twenty years &ndash; and I don&rsquo;t say that lightly! We&rsquo;re all very driven by learning and collaboration which I think makes for a really unique team dynamic. We&rsquo;re constantly learning from and challenging each other, which often results in some really interesting developments and ideas.</p>
<p>Structurally, we&rsquo;re made up of a team in Nantgarw in South Wales (near Cardiff) which we&rsquo;re currently expanding and a team in Istanbul. We work cross-functionally to deliver workstreams and the teams work quite autonomously &ndash; they&rsquo;re expected to get from A to B, but how they get there is entirely up to them. I think one of the best things about the team is how we all work together. Everyone is encouraged to contribute and everyone is expected to collaborate; it&rsquo;s very much an open forum.</p>
<h3>8. Cardiff is becoming a bit of a hub for talent in the digital and tech sector, with FINkit recently awarded a government grant to boost innovation and investment in South Wales. How are you looking to expand the team to support this drive?</h3>
<p>Our priority this year is to expand the team in Nantgarw so that we can accelerate the development of the FINkit platform, get it running at optimum capability and get it into the hands of our customers. We&rsquo;ve recently been acquired by Fiserv and one of their aims is for us to start delivering this one-of-a-kind toolkit, so we&rsquo;ll be pouring a lot of investment into finding the people that can help us achieve this. We&rsquo;ll be looking for a mix of disciplines to get that holistic view I mentioned earlier &ndash; so developers, architects, operations, Java specialists etc.</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s true that the tech industry in Cardiff and South Wales is incredibly buoyant: there&rsquo;s a very stable talent pool here and some excellent universities that are constantly adding to it, so we&rsquo;re very confident that we&rsquo;ll be able to find the talent we need to make the platform a success. Being awarded the government grant I think just goes to show how much store is placed in that talent pool, so yes &ndash; we&rsquo;re very excited.</p>
<h3>9. What&rsquo;s the best tech joke you know?</h3>
<p><em>Q:&nbsp;</em>What&rsquo;s got feathers and says &lsquo;pieces of seven, pieces of seven&rsquo;?<br><em>A:&nbsp;</em>A parroty error</p>
<p>I think that&rsquo;s my best one &ndash; I have a lot to choose from though (and some more appropriate than others!)</p>
<h3>10. Well it sounds like there&rsquo;s a lot of exciting things happening at FINkit at the moment! One last question: how can our readers keep up to date with opportunities and what&rsquo;s going on in the industry?</h3>
<p>There&rsquo;s so much out there that sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming I think, so my tip would be to pin down the subjects that interest you the most and do some research on key voices online and offline. They are all pretty prolific on Twitter, so I would say that&rsquo;s a good way to build your network, but you can also find articles, podcasts via Pivotal and Google Platform and blogs if that&rsquo;s not your thing. Some of my favourites include Jez Humble and Chris Skinner who are quite entertaining as well as informed. Breaking Banks is also a great site to visit, with guest speakers and articles from some of the leading names in FinTech.</p>
<p>To keep up with what&rsquo;s going on at FINkit you can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/finkit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@FINkit</a>, but more importantly, you can follow the FINkit team:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/gonickwhite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@GoNickWhite</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/AnnaB_Tech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@AnnaB_Tech</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/LouisaFreestone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LouisaFreestone</a>&nbsp;and myself (<a href="https://twitter.com/AnouskaStreets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@AnouskaStreets</a>). For future job opportunities, follow our recruitment partner&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ThisisLorien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lorien</a> (details below). We&rsquo;re expecting a very busy year, especially in Cardiff and South Wales, so I can guarantee there will be lots to catch up on.</p>

A growing team, a government grant and a dream career: we talk to Anouska Streets about working at FINkit and how South Wales is set to become the hub for FinTech’s latest innovation

The Future at FINkit Q&A with Anouska Streets

<p>How can HR and talent acquisition harness technology for better results?</p>
<p>That&rsquo;s the question that I wanted to know the answer to when I sat down with some of the most prominent names in talent acquisition technology, including:&nbsp;</p>
<p>- Spencer Hurley &ndash; Resourcing Leader at Nationwide Building Society<br>- Adam Gordon &ndash; Co-Founder at CandidateID<br>- Hayley Bakker &ndash; Co-Founder at Diversely<br>- Jason Kennedy &ndash; Director of Digital Commerce &amp; Innovation at Impellam<br>- Toby Heales - Sales Manager at Adway<br><br>Watch the discussion to learn about recruitment technology strategy and how leading tech partners are working with talent acquisition teams to improve efficiency, introduce innovation, and drive adoption. In particular, discover:<br><br>- How to select the right tech partner for your organisation and what questions you should ask before you implement a solution<br>- How to use technology within talent acquisition without losing the human touch<br>- Navigating and integrating with large, clustered, and fragmented recruitment technology stacks<br>- The best way to gain adoption of new technology &ndash; and the surprising commercial model to help<br>- How to use your technology partner to make a business case for change<br>- How you can work with tech partners of different scales and maturities<br>- How to match the tech challenge to the tech solution to get the best return on investment<br><br>Whether you&rsquo;re a scale-up or an established business with a fully-fledged recruitment technology strategy, this webinar covers everything you need to know to build, grow, implement, and succeed when using technology for talent acquisition.&nbsp;<br><br>If you would like to connect with any of the above speakers, or if you would like to receive an obligation-free review of your existing recruitment technology stack with recommendations, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:solutions@lorienglobal.com">solutions@lorienglobal.com</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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Join Director of Solutions and Insight Darren Topping and guests to learn about the state of tech and people technology in 2022, the best practice for choosing and implementing talent tech, and the future of recruitment technology.

Technology in Talent Acquisition: How to choose, implement and partner to maximise hiring success

<p>Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) recently revealed its annual Global Power 150 - Women in Staffing list, which celebrates the achievements and excellence of female leaders as influencers on the global stage in the staffing and talent solutions industry.</p>
<p>This year, we are excited to see four of Lorien&rsquo;s leaders make the list &ndash; Julia Robertson (Group CEO, Impellam), Annelise Smith (Director of MSP and RPO, Lorien), Claire Marsh (CEO, Impellam North America), and Kelly Morton (Portfolio CEO, STEM, Impellam).&nbsp;</p>
<p>This is Kelly&rsquo;s second commendation by SIA, having also been listed in its SIA 100 &ndash; Europe list of leaders earlier this year. To commemorate this occasion, we decided to put the spotlight on Claire, Kelly, and Annie to learn more about their careers and why visibility for women in recruitment is still important. &nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>Congratulations on being featured in SIA&rsquo;s list. Why do you think it&rsquo;s important to recognise the contributions of female leaders?&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p>Kelly - Recognition of success is always important, but this is especially the case when it comes to visibility for less well represented groups. Seeing other females in leadership positions inspires women to achieve their full potential &ndash; you can&rsquo;t be what you can&rsquo;t see, after all. Visibility of female leadership helps other females to believe they can achieve the same success, and to find reasons why they can, as opposed to reasons why they cannot.</p>
<p>Annie - Within recruitment we are fortunate enough to be part of an industry that has always had a fairly even gender split, with perhaps even a leaning towards females; however, this is not reflected when it comes to leadership roles. For an industry with such significant female representation as a whole, I believe it is essential to address this imbalance at a senior manager level, and one way to do that is to recognize the contribution of female leaders. By celebrating female success, we can encourage and support future female leaders, and demonstrate the many and varied career opportunities recruitment can offer for everyone, regardless of gender.</p>
<p>Claire - Balanced gender representation and equality in the workplace is essential; women bring different perspectives and approaches to business, resulting in a more inclusive workplace and culture and better company performance. The staffing industry has done a much better job, as compared to the Fortune 500, in females achieving C-level status and that is something to be proud of. Recognizing the contributions of the female leaders in our industry increases their visibility as role models, and that visibility plays a key role in encouraging and advancing the next generation of female leaders. The SIA list also acts as a platform to highlight the organizations within our industry who are championing and developing their female leaders. There&rsquo;s still room for progress, but I&rsquo;m proud to play a part in driving ED&amp;I in our sector.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>What has been your proudest achievement in your career?&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p>Kelly - I have had many, but what I feel most proud of is seeing people I have managed, coached, and mentored, go on and become great leaders by staying true to themselves, remaining authentic and real, and above all caring about the people around them.</p>
<p>Annie - The last 18 months have presented challenges none of us could have imagined before. But times of adversity often give you the best opportunity to demonstrate what you&rsquo;re made of. From a Lorien perspective, we have emerged as a stronger business and our teams have demonstrated resilience, agility, innovative thinking, and compassion throughout. Being a part of that and leading a team of such dedicated professionals has to be my proudest achievement.</p>
<p>Claire - Without question, my proudest moment was when I was appointed as the CEO for Lorien UK. I began my career in staffing with Lorien as a junior employee and I was thrilled and humbled when I was entrusted with the leadership of the business that I loved. Lorien supported and defined my career in this sector, providing constant opportunities for growth and development, which ultimately helped to pave my path towards becoming the CEO. In 2019 Impellam afforded me the opportunity to work internationally, leaving the UK to lead our fast-growing business in North America. It was a difficult decision to make, but I am proud of myself for making the leap out of my comfort zone to take on a new challenge and now realize that I should have never had any hesitation. My move created space for the UK team to step up and it has been extremely fulfilling to watch that team take the business from strength to strength. I work with a great team of people on this side of &ldquo;the pond&rdquo; and it is exciting to once again join a business at the start of an incredible journey!</p>
<p>As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community I am especially proud of the inclusive culture that we built at Lorien, and now as a leader here in North America, and believe I have the opportunity and responsibility to build a business that enables everyone to be the best that they can be.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>What has been the biggest challenge you have faced in your career, and what can people learn from this?&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p>Kelly - Leading SRG out of the 2008 recession and then being appointed MD in 2009. I took a leap of faith and restructured the business into delivery and specialist. I think people thought I was mad at the time, but within two years, we had doubled the business. At the time I questioned myself many times but held on to what I believed was the right thing to do&hellip;it was a boom or bust situation. I am pleased to say my instincts served me well, otherwise I probably wouldn&rsquo;t be writing this now! Annie - Home-schooling four children whilst trying to do my day job! Obviously by no means unique to me, however it really did teach me a lot about myself and my own skills and was also a clear demonstration of the fact that you cannot be all things to all people&hellip;and that&rsquo;s ok!</p>
<p>Claire - I began my career in IT staffing in 1998, a time when the economy was prospering and demand for technology skills was high, particularly in the build-up to Y2K. Then, along came the Dotcom Bubble Burst which was an extremely challenging time for our sector. The next few years taught me the importance of resilience, determination, and the value of building relationships for the long term. This early career challenge put me in good stead for the ensuing financial crisis in 2008, and of course, the recent global pandemic. Progress isn&rsquo;t always linear and being able to quickly recognize and adapt to the internal and external factors that inevitably come along, and test even the best laid plans, is a great life lesson!&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>What can we do to raise the bar for diversity in recruitment?&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p>Kelly - I think the recruitment industry has come a long way, but there is still more that we can all do in raising awareness and being more socially conscious around the decisions we make and the impact we have. We&rsquo;re in a unique position in recruitment to be able to influence inclusion and diversity from the top of the funnel and creating a bias-free hiring process is something we are speaking to our clients about more and more. We carry a lot of responsibility in recruitment for fair candidate treatment, and I think that makes us more introspective of our own processes and what we can all do better as individuals and businesses. To raise the bar, we need to think actively about whether the environment we&rsquo;re creating is one in which our people can fulfil their true potential, regardless of background. Diversity isn&rsquo;t, and shouldn&rsquo;t be, a tick-box exercise, but something that is part of our DNA and culture.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Annie - I am proud of our industry and the important role recruiters have to play when it comes to improving diversity in the market as a whole. I personally see the phenomenal work that is done on behalf of our customers every day and it inspires me. If anything, I think we all need to sometimes take a step back and ensure that our internal efforts and the practices in our own organizations are reflective of what we advise our clients to adopt as best practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Claire - Inclusion is not just about achieving strong diversity slates, but about building a culture that engages, grows, and fosters diversity of thought, ideas, and ways of working. Everyone at Impellam has a responsibility to ensure that ED&amp;I is front and center of everything that they do, but to ensure that we continue to raise the bar Impellam has recently hired its first Global Head of Culture and Fulfillment, Ann Bookout. Our investment in dedicated and expert resources will ensure that ED&amp;I is the golden thread that runs throughout our organization. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Looking for your next career move? Learn more about the people at Lorien here and find out what it feels like to work for us <a href="https://www.lorienglobal.com/about-us">here.</a></p>

Four from Lorien recognised by SIA in  annual Global Power 150 - Women in Staffing list. We speak to Claire Marsh, Annelise Smith and Kelly Morton in this Q&A.

Spotlight on Lorien’s female leaders as SIA names its Global Power 150 - Women in Staffing list

<p>Have you ever wondered what it&rsquo;s like to be part of one of the UK&rsquo;s biggest tech giants?<br><br>Rightmove is the UK&rsquo;s largest property marketplace and is a digital native business. Its website and apps receive over 140m visits a month &ndash; more than ASOS, Instagram and Wikipedia &ndash; making it one of the UK&rsquo;s top visited sites, it manages 70TB of data, using 15,000 servers, and is on target to make 2,000 code releases this year. Rightmove isn&rsquo;t just a household name &ndash; it&rsquo;s a tech pure play with a large-scale platform, home to a keen engineering community.<br><br>Here, we take you through the keyhole to life in their technical team. We&rsquo;re joined by Dean Smith, a QA Engineer, and Aamir Choksi, an Android Developer.</p>
<h3><strong>Tell us a bit about yourselves.</strong></h3>
<p>Dean: I&rsquo;m in my fourth year here at Rightmove &ndash; and loving it!&nbsp; As a QA Engineer, I work on all aspects of the Rightmove platform.&nbsp; My role loosely revolves around managing the quality processes for my team and writing or maintaining automation frameworks for the frontend apps, using tools such as NightwatchJs, Geb and straight up selenium WebDriver in Java.&nbsp; The apps we work with are principally developed in Java or ReactJS and we have recently been moving to Docker.</p>
<p>Aamir: I joined Rightmove in February and I currently work in the Apps Team as an Android Developer. On a day-to-day basis, I use Kotlin and Java to develop the Rightmove Android app and we use MVP architecture and follow clean code/architecture principles. We also use some third-party libraries like Coroutines, Dagger2, Picasso, Mockito, and Firebase Crashlytics.</p>
<h3><strong>What does a &lsquo;day in the life&rsquo; look like for you?</strong></h3>
<p>Dean: The nature of what I do requires the ability to context switch quickly and often.&nbsp; Most mornings we start off with &lsquo;stand up&rsquo; (well, actually &lsquo;sit down&rsquo; thanks to COVID-19!) for a short catchup up with the team and to give a quick overview of the previous day and what we might tackle next.&nbsp; I then split my time between Kick-off&rsquo;s or Sign-off&rsquo;s, meetings, exploratory testing and coding.&nbsp; In between all of that, I like to see what&rsquo;s going on generally in slack to chime in on conversations when needed and enjoy the light-hearted chat.&nbsp;<br><br>Aamir: Most of my day compromises of coding new features for the Rightmove Android app, refactoring old code, fixing bugs, etc. When I'm not coding, I'm doing code reviews, attending team meetings like stand-ups, sprint planning, feature estimation, and sprint retrospective.</p>
<h3><strong>What attracted you to working at Rightmove?</strong></h3>
<p>Dean: What initially attracted me to Rightmove was the fact that it was a household name but what sealed the deal was the interview process and the people I met during that.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s the best interview process I have ever been through.&nbsp; I got to meet some of the colleagues I would work with and getting a sense of the culture and how warm and affable they were was invaluable.<br><br>Aamir: Rightmove is the UK's largest real estate portal and part of FTSE100 with over five million downloads from Google Play Store. I've been using the Rightmove app myself since I started renting my first property. The opportunity to work on such a popular app and create value for millions of people, while working on the latest tech stack with an amazing team was what attracted me.</p>
<h3><strong>How would you describe the culture at Rightmove?</strong></h3>
<p>Dean: Inclusive, pleasant, crazy, enjoyable, thought provoking and thoroughly engaging.&nbsp; I love the &lsquo;no blame&rsquo; culture - What&rsquo;s the problem? How do we fix it? How can we avoid it in future? Affectionately, I like to say that Rightmovers are a little eccentric in a fun, relaxed way. Whether you are playing table tennis, pool or chatting in the kitchen there is a palpable &lsquo;homeliness&rsquo; to it all.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Aamir: People here are very approachable and are always willing to help; everyone is encouraged to innovate and to bring new ideas to the table.</p>
<h3><strong>How does the team work together?</strong></h3>
<p>Aamir: We work in an agile way, everyone is given autonomy, and everyone in the team is easy to approach if something needs to be discussed.<br><br>Dean: We&rsquo;re very similar. We work in agile, two-weekly sprint-based development streams, or focus on epics.</p>
<h3><strong>What do you enjoy most about working at Rightmove?</strong></h3>
<p>Aamir: I love the autonomy that I&rsquo;m given to innovate and to bring a new approach to finding a solution &ndash; already I&rsquo;ve worked on several new releases since joining. You get to work with some of the smartest minds in the industry, on some of the latest technology. And, alongside some great &lsquo;usual&rsquo; company benefits, you get 10% time each week to focus on learning new skills or developing in an area you&rsquo;re interested in. There&rsquo;s great work-life balance at Rightmove too &ndash; which is so important to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Dean: For me, it&rsquo;s the culture. Everyone is so nice here; we have a wonderful mix of extremely talented people that career/skill growth is just natural. The opportunity to grow here both professionally and personally has been amazing; I feel like I&rsquo;ve learned so much. Echoing Aamir, our 10% time out to work on any project of our choosing (directly related to Rightmove, or not), is a fantastic perk that everyone should know about. You can use it for personal development, learning a new framework or pairing up with a colleague to explore some new tech.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A huge thank you to Dean and Aamir from Rightmove for taking the time to chat to us about their experience &ndash; and to give us a look through the keyhole of this household name! Are you interested in learning more about a career at Rightmove? The team are currently hiring for tech experts in the following roles &ndash; follow the&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../../en/jobs?keywords=rightmove">link</a>&nbsp;to find out more and apply!</p>

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be part of Rightmove? Hear what it's like from the perspective of a QA Engineer and an Android Developer

Rightmove: Through the keyhole of a QA Engineer and an Android Developer

<p>Have you ever wondered what it&rsquo;s like to be part of one of the UK&rsquo;s biggest tech giants? Rightmove is the UK&rsquo;s largest property marketplace and is a digital native business. Its website and apps receive over 140m visits a month &ndash; more than ASOS, Instagram and Wikipedia &ndash; making it one of the UK&rsquo;s top visited sites, it manages 70TB of data, using 15,000 servers, and is on target to make 2,000 code releases this year. Rightmove isn&rsquo;t just a household name &ndash; it&rsquo;s a tech pure play with a large-scale platform, home to a keen engineering community.</p>
<p>Here, we take you through the keyhole to life in their technical team. We&rsquo;re joined by Dan Wilson, a Front-End Engineer, and Louis Leondiou, a Java Developer.&nbsp;</p>
<h3><strong>Tell us a bit about yourselves</strong></h3>
<p>Louis: I&rsquo;ve been with the business since 2015. My Java experience comes from an Academy I joined after finishing university. While at the Academy I experienced a few different working environments &ndash; I was an Automation Engineer at Betfair, worked with HTML and JavaScript at a start-up and worked at Sage developing Java in their internal suite of software.<br><br>Dan: I&rsquo;ve been with the business for just under three years, and in that time, I&rsquo;ve worked on some exciting, almost entirely greenfield, projects. Before Rightmove I worked as UI Engineering Consultant for companies including Tesco, Canon and a subsidiary of Kuoni, where I helped clients build large scale and multi-language ecommerce platforms.</p>
<h3><strong>What does a &lsquo;day in the life&rsquo; look like for you?</strong></h3>
<p>Louis: I&rsquo;m currently working in a new team that was created to facilitate communication between our different users. We formed just as Docker was rolled out in-house, so we can be flexible with the tech we use in our applications. We build our services with Node and Java, as well as Kafka. We use Jenkins to test and deploy new code and although we are not there yet, we are aiming towards a fully automatic CI Pipeline. Day to day, we follow scrum agile methodology, with work done in sprints that are defined by the team (two weeks for us).&nbsp;<br><br>Dan: A typical day involves working closely with product owners, QA&rsquo;s and other engineers to build new features and help come up with technical solutions to solve problems. I&rsquo;m typically involved in technical discussions, helping make technical decisions and providing technical context for product owners. This includes helping them prioritise product vs technology features, sprint goals and longer-term roadmaps. Most days I will pair with one or two engineers, whether that&rsquo;s within the team or helping others across the engineering community. I deliver small features that can be built upon and I also work on a group of internal libraries including some Node libraries and our React shared component library.</p>
<h3><strong>What attracted you to working at Rightmove? </strong></h3>
<p>Dan: The Rightmove brand. I really wanted to work for a household name and contribute to applications I used on a regular basis outside of work.&nbsp; I also wanted to work on Node projects and get involved in more of a full stack role, including getting some experience in AWS. Another selling point for me was moving into a more product focused role where I could make a real impact on technology and work with the business to come up with solutions for product roadmaps.<br><br>Louis: Rightmove deals with 500+ million requests a day, so it&rsquo;s a great opportunity to develop skills that enable you to deal with huge throughputs like that.</p>
<h3><strong>How would you describe the culture at Rightmove?</strong></h3>
<p>Dan: Rightmove has a great engineering community, with a lot of very smart people. It&rsquo;s a very collaborative environment and we do a lot of peer programming. There&rsquo;s a lot of time and space to innovate as well &ndash; we have 10% time out to learn or work on personal projects and an annual hackathon. We also have lots of social groups and do regular outside of work activities. I even went sailing for the first time and competed in one of two boats Rightmove put into the Cowes regatta in 2019!<br><br>Louis: Business decisions are shared company-wide and there are clear, well defined and supportive structure in place to help you achieve your career goals. There are also lots of social groups catering for any interest &ndash; be it photography, gaming, running, football etc. And you can even create your own group!</p>
<h3><strong>What&rsquo;s the team like?</strong></h3>
<p>Dan: We have a great team relationship and we work very closely together. There is always a helping hand when you need it, whether that&rsquo;s technical or just a chat. The teams are setup with a product owner, a group of engineers (front end specialists, backend specialist and those in-between) and a QA.&nbsp; We have a good mix of engineers and everyone has the chance to get involved across the stack, with the opportunity to learn something every day. We are all involved in the technology decisions and although I am primarily a front-end engineer, I find myself having an impact on wider technology decisions, including service architecture and API design. Our team has an iterative approach to building products, and we release changes / new features regularly in order to gain feedback from those using it. The teams make their own decisions about technology and we have the empowerment to design what we want our product to look like (with support from principle engineers and architects).<br><br>Louis: A team consists of Product Owners, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Designers where there is collaboration between each role consistently. Stand ups happen every morning and discussions often break out throughout the day. The scrum ceremonial meetings keep the team in sync and ad hoc meetings allow the team to come up with new features and ideas to break down and develop.</p>
<h3><strong>What do you enjoy most about working at Rightmove?</strong></h3>
<p>Louis: I love the relaxed culture at Rightmove and how it feels like you&rsquo;re working with friends. There is a huge drive on personal development, providing direction and a means to get there making the &lsquo;career ladder climb&rsquo; an enjoyable challenge. Learning is also easy &ndash; Rightmove has Pluralsight which is a good source for material, but you can also request to go on any training course or conference that you can get yourself to.<br><br>I like trying new things and Rightmove have been very accommodating by allowing me to pursue different development directions. I started as a Java back end developer, then I moved into a full stack role but still fully Java, then I moved onto Android development and now I&rsquo;m back to full stack with Java, Node and React applications. As a result, I have been able to work on an exciting greenfield project where I headed up the proof-of-concept development and showcased it to customers. It&rsquo;s maturing very quickly, and it has been very exciting and a great learning experience.<br><br>Dan: The people are great, and it&rsquo;s amazing to have a real impact on driving technology choices. One of my personal highlights has been helping two graduate engineers with writing their first front end applications from scratch in React, Node and Express. I find this a really rewarding part of my role, and it&rsquo;s great to be given the opportunity to tech and mentor others if that&rsquo;s what interests you.<br><br>Are you interested in learning more about a career at Rightmove? The team are currently hiring for tech experts in the following roles &ndash; follow the<a href="../../../../../../en/jobs?keywords=rightmove">&nbsp;link</a>&nbsp;to find out more and apply!</p>
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be part of one of the UK’s biggest tech giants? Here, we take you through the keyhole to life in Rightmove's technical team.

Rightmove: Through the keyhole of a Front End Engineer and a Java Developer

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<h3><strong>What has your journey at Lorien been like so far?</strong></h3>
<p>I&rsquo;ve been at Lorien for eight years and have worked my way up from Resourcer to Senior Account Manager with a team of three. Lorien have recognised any development opportunities at every step, and I have been encouraged to think about my future career path.</p>
<h3><strong>What is a career highlight for you or your team?</strong></h3>
<p>When I was a Junior Account Manager, I ran an assessment centre for a project with a client. This was a great learning experience for me and threw me in at the deep end. As a result, we made around 25 placements and filled the whole service desk. Many of the people we placed were graduate level and I have seen many of them develop in their careers since.</p>
<h3><strong>What is the Lorien workplace culture like?</strong></h3>
<p>Lorien is a great place to work &ndash; it&rsquo;s all about the people. A lot of my colleagues have been with Lorien since I started, and people very rarely leave (and if they do, they always end up coming back). We have a very candid environment, and I can always be myself with my team and the wider business.</p>
<h3><strong>What are your top tips for anyone going for an interview?</strong></h3>
<p>Be your whole self and do your research. There are a lot of recruitment companies out there, but Lorien is definitely one of the good ones. We have such a variety of people in our teams &ndash; and that is how we like it!</p>
<h3><strong>What does a typical day at work look like for you?</strong></h3>
<p>My day can be very varied between project work for clients, market information and team/client meetings. I have been working with many of my clients for a number of years and have been able to build great relationships with them, which is a part of the job I love.</p>
<h3><strong>What is it that drew you to Lorien?</strong></h3>
<p>A friend referred me for the role after telling me it was a great place to work. When I got shown the office and also met with the team, I knew it would be somewhere I could see a future and here I am eight years later.</p>
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From Resourcer to Senior Account Manager, Yasmin Findlay takes us through her Lorien journey

Q&A with Yasmin Findlay

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<h2 class="MsoNormal">Get in Touch!</h2><p class="MsoNormal">Unresolved query? Let us help. Get in touch with the Lorien Contractor Support Team to find answers quickly, from information on payments to how to submit your timesheets. No matter how big or small the question, no matter how new or experienced you are to the world of contracting, we'll do our best to give you up-to-date, informed, and helpful answers about working through Lorien as a contractor.</p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><h4 class="MsoNormal">Our hotline is:</h4><p class="MsoNormal">Contractor Support Team<br><a href="mailto:contractorsapac@lorienglobal.com">contractorsapac@lorienglobal.com</a><br>1800 314 783</p>

<p><span class="TextRun SCXW16527483 BCX8" lang="EN-AU" xml:lang="EN-AU" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16527483 BCX8">For all other enquiries, please complete our form or reach out to us on </span><a href="1800314783">1800 314 783</a><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16527483 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW16527483 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p>

<h2>Our Recruitment Expertise - Specialist Markets</h2><p>Helping you to find a foothold in some of the toughest tech markets out there, our Specialist Markets solutions are the definition of expert-led.</p>

<h2>Our Insights | News, Events &amp; Case Studies</h2><p>We believe in the power of technology; that&rsquo;s why we keep up to date with tech advancements and the latest trends to provide regular market insight to our clients and candidates.</p><p>We are always learning, adapting, and educating.&nbsp;</p>

<h1>Business Solutions</h1><p>Our business solutions are shaped to meet your needs and goals, with the agility to adapt as you grow. Covering all technology verticals, from entry-level to c-suite, with solutions from one-off hires to full enterprise models, we specialise in bringing expert talent solutions across the full digital spectrum.</p>

<h2>Drive better workforce performance</h2><p>Book a call with us and find out how we can help you and your team achieve greater heights.</p>

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<h2>Do you work for Lorien?&nbsp;</h2><p><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">If you are a contractor working for Lorien and have a question about your assignment, payment or timesheet, then please contact the Ask team at <a href="mailto:ask@impellam.com">ask@impellam.com</a> or phone <a href="tel:03333 23 24 50">03333 23 24 50</a>.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>General Enquiries&nbsp;</h2><p><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For General Enquiries, please contact the relevant branch below.</span></p>

<h3>Send Us Your CV/Resume</h3><p>With a strong focus on learning and development and a culture that encourages you to spread your wings, we&rsquo;re all about giving people the room to try new things and thrive in a role they really enjoy. Join somewhere you can be yourself, be your best, and be part of something special. Join Lorien today.</p>

<h5>Submit your CV/Resume</h5><p><span style="color: rgb(43, 42, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As a fast-growing business, we have some big opportunities for the year ahead &ndash; will you join our journey?</span></p>

<h2>Get in Touch</h2><p>Are you looking for talent to transform your business? Or are you looking to take the next step in your tech career?</p><p>Whatever your ambition, we&rsquo;ve got the experience and expertise to get you there.&nbsp;</p><p>Register your resume and job preferences with our team to start your new career journey or search current vacancies.</p><p>We&rsquo;re more than happy to help with any questions.</p>

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<h2>Get in Touch!</h2><p>Unresolved query? Let us help. Get in touch with the Lorien Contractor and Candidate Support Team to find answers quickly, from information on payments to how to submit your timesheets. No matter how big or small the question, no matter how new or experienced you are to the world of contracting, we'll do our best to give you up-to-date, informed, and helpful answers about working through Lorien as a contractor.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h5>Our hotlines are:</h5>

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<h2>Contractor Portal</h2><p>The Contractor Portal is your single repository for logging timesheets and raising invoices.</p>

<h2>Ask David - Lorien's Managing Director</h2><p>At Lorien, we put people first. Building trust through genuine, honest relationships is one of our core values and underpins everything we do. Ask David is all about resolving problems quickly, helpfully and at the source.</p><p>If you&rsquo;re a current contractor at Lorien with a question, concern or request, then get in touch with Lorien's Managing Director, David Gettins With more than 20 years&rsquo; experience in recruitment at all levels and operations, David can provide expert guidance and support on almost any recruitment-related subject (and if he can&rsquo;t, he&rsquo;ll put you in touch with someone who can).</p>

<h1>Contractors</h1><p>Your success is our priority. That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;re here to support you every step of the way in your contract career. We want to make sure we really get to know you and your goals - so you'll be appointed a dedicated tech recruitment specialist to find the contract opportunities suited to you. Learn more about how to kick-start your new contract career.</p>

<h2>Our CSR Partners</h2><p>We’re determined to build a better future for everyone. In 2022 Lorien, alongside sister brands SRG and Carbon60, appointed Chris Blackburn as our Head of CSR. Chris is helping us find ways to give back to our local community and to solve key issues our world faces – such as STEM skill shortages, equal opportunities, and access to resources.&nbsp;</p><p>We’re working with a number of partners to help us achieve this, including MAMA.codes, Lucy Air Ambulance for Children and TechGirls. Find out more about these amazing businesses and charities below.</p>

<p>For all other enquiries, please complete our form or reach out to us on <a href="tel:02039109446" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">02039109446</a>.</p>

<p>We believe in supporting the STEM industry to tackle the skills shortage, creating equal opportunities and access to resources. Lorien is a leader in technology and digital recruitment, and as part of the Impellam Group, we work closely with our sister brands, SRG (a specialist scientific recruitment business), and Carbon60 (engineering recruitment), to facilitate the whole STEM sector.</p>

<h2>Ask David</h2><p>At Lorien, we put people first. Building trust through genuine, honest relationships is one of our core values and underpins everything we do. Ask David is all about resolving problems quickly, helpfully and at the source.</p><p>As a concept, it’s simple: if you’re a current contractor at Lorien with a question, concern or request, then get in touch using the below contact form and David will respond directly to you himself within 24 hours. With more than 20 years’ experience in recruitment at all levels and operations, David can provide expert guidance and support on almost any recruitment-related subject (and if he can’t, he’ll put you in touch with someone who can).</p>

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<p>Lorien's purpose is to unlock untapped potential in people, enhance ways of working, and give back to the local community. We’re determined to build a better future for everyone and work towards solving the key issues our world faces.</p>

<h2>Discover more_</h2><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">With insight across the whole of Lorien, we’ll keep you ahead of the curve. Get in touch with our team today. </span></p>

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<p>Transforming careers, businesses and tech strategies. At Lorien we are always adapting to the digital world, providing our clients with tech recruitment solutions across the full digital spectrum.</p>

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<p>We are always learning, adapting, and educating.&nbsp;</p>

<h1>We are the house of global tech recruitment</h1><p>Lorien is an award winning digital, transformation and technology recruitment specialist. With over 45 years' experience, we work with clients of all sectors, sizes, and tech needs–from digital giants to tech-enabled businesses–to attract and retain top talent around the world. Through our network of specialists, we combine deep tech sector expertise with the scope, depth, and breadth of large-scale talent solutions, giving our clients the confidence and the agility to compete in the digital age.</p>

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<p>At Lorien, we support world-leading organisations in taking their technology above and beyond their competitors. Likewise, we encourage talented candidates to take the next step in their career with our bespoke service that offers candidates unique roles with high-profile employers that are exclusively partnered with Lorien. Candidates can browse through the roles to see what best aligns with their desired career path and ambitions on each business page.</p>

<h2>The Lorien Pulse: Latest News, Events, and Insights</h2><p>Our tech expertise and partner-led approach allows us to deliver highly successful results for our clients so they can attract and retain unique talent for their business. Explore our latest collection of case studies, news, events, and insights</p>

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<h2>Specialist Markets</h2><p>As the house of global tech and transformation recruitment, we specialise in bringing talent solutions across the full digital spectrum to life. We can help you find a foothold in some of the toughest tech markets out there. These are our Specialist Markets.</p>

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<h2><strong>Candidate Testimonials</strong></h2><p><em>At Lorien, we pride ourselves on being trusted consultants to both clients and talent alike. Because together we can create a brighter future.</em></p>

<h1>Unlock Your Potential</h1><p>The technology industry is constantly evolving. Every day brings new breakthroughs &ndash; and you could be at the forefront of this progress. Each year, we help thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work.</p>

<h3>Interested in partnering with us as a Featured Employer?</h3><p>At Lorien, we support world-leading organisations by taking their technology above and beyond their competitors. Powered by experts, we can accelerate your hiring strategies and give you access to top talent.</p>

<h2>Join Our Talent Network</h2><p><strong>Are you looking to take the next steps in your career? Upload your CV and our experienced recruiters will be on hand to match your skills to their jobs.</strong></p>

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<h2>Get in Touch!</h2><p>There are many ways to get in touch.</p><p>For all other inquiries, please complete the form.</p>

<h3>Send Us Your CV/Resume</h3><p>Join somewhere you can be yourself, be your best, and be part of something special. Join Lorien today.</p>

<h1>Join Us</h1><p>We know that our growth isn’t measured by numbers, but by people. With a strong focus on learning and development and a culture that encourages you to spread your wings, we’re all about giving people the room to try new things and thrive in a role they really enjoy. Because if you’re growing, then so are we.</p>

<h2>Get in Touch</h2><p>Do you have a question? Leave it with Lorien.</p>

<h2>Newsletter Sign up</h2><p>With insight across the whole of Lorien, we’ll keep you ahead of the curve on the talent market.</p>

<h1>Meet the Team</h1><p>We have over 270 talented, ambitious, innovative and determined people working for us across our UK, Ireland, Germany and US offices. In the UK, you can find us in London, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast. As an equal opportunities employer, we value and encourage diversity within our business.</p>

<h2>Get in Touch</h2><p>Do you have a question? Our team are happy to help.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Join the Lorien Team</h2><p>Be part of something bigger&nbsp;</p><p>Our specialists make up an incredible ecosystem of knowledge, and we believe in tapping into that and working together to reach innovative solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Trusting ourselves and each other is what sets us apart. .</p>

<h2>Want to Know More?</h2><p>Discover more about what we do at Lorien, speak to one of the team or read more of our insights.</p>

<h2>Latest Salary Survey</h2><p>Download our latest Salary Survey report for 2023.</p>

<h2>Featured Podcasts</h2><p>Our People Make The Difference podcast is led by Darren Topping, Lorien’s Director of Solutions and Insights, and features industry leaders from recruitment and tech industries, such as Cambridge Spark, Freeman Clarke and Balfour Beatty.</p><p>Our podcast covers a wide range of topics spanning the entirety of technology, talent acquisition, and retention, whilst offering unique insights into the recruitment industry. With a new guest each episode, every listen offers a chance to learn something new that you can take away and action within your organisation.</p>

<h2>Listen to our latest podcasts</h2><p>People Make the Difference - The Lorien Podcast.</p>

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<p>Our tech expertise and partner-led approach allows us to deliver highly successful results for our clients so they can attract and retain unique talent for their business. Explore our latest collection of case studies, news, events, and insights</p>

<h2>Subscribe to our newsletter</h2><p>With insight across the whole of Lorien, we&rsquo;ll keep you ahead of the curve on the talent market.</p>

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<h1>About Us</h1><p>We are Lorien, a technology, transformation, and digital talent company, powered by Impellam Group, a connected group providing global workforce and specialist recruitment solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>We combine tech expertise with the scope, depth and breadth of large-scale talent organizations. Driven by both clients and candidates, covering the US and Europe, we work with all sectors, sizes and tech needs—from start-ups to established tech companies and those who use tech to propel them further.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Our unique position in the market means we have the insight to create tailored solutions, keeping our clients ahead of the curve and giving them complete agility. From one-off placements to scalable enterprise solutions, executive search to next-generation tech skills, time-sensitive projects to ongoing digital journeys—we flex to fit the requirement.</p>

<h2>Work for us</h2><p>Interested in joining our team? Apply today!</p>

<h3>Join #TeamLorien</h3><p>People. Lead. Growth. Three simple words. That’s the secret to our people-centric approach.</p>

<h2>Our Recruitment Expertise</h2><p>Helping you to find a foothold in some of the toughest tech markets out there, our Specialist Markets solutions are the definition of expert-led.</p>

<h2>The Lorien Pulse: Latest News, Events &amp; Insights</h2><p>Our tech expertise and partner-led approach allows us to deliver highly successful results for our clients so they can attract and retain unique talent for their business. Explore our latest collection of case studies, news, events, and insights</p>

<h1>Business Solutions</h1><p>Our business solutions are shaped to meet your needs and goals, with the agility to adapt as you grow. Covering all technology verticals, from entry-level to c-suite, with solutions from one-off hires to full enterprise models, we specialize in bringing expert talent solutions across the full digital spectrum.</p>

<h2>Get in Touch!</h2><p>There are many way to get in touch.</p>

<h3>Send Us Your CV/Resume</h3><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(43, 42, 41);">As a fast-growing business, we have some big opportunities for the year ahead &ndash; will you join our journey?</span></p>

<h2>Get in Touch</h2><p>Are you looking for talent to transform your business? Or are you looking to take the next step in your tech career?</p><p>Whatever your ambition, we’ve got the experience and expertise to get you there.&nbsp;</p><p>Register your resume and job preferences with our team to start your new career journey or search current vacancies.</p><p>We’re more than happy to help with any questions.</p>

<h2>Get in Touch!</h2><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW216223936 BCX0"><p class="Paragraph SCXW216223936 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0">Do you have any questions? </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0">Don't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0"> hesitate to contact our Lorien Contractor</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0">Team </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0">for quick </span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW216223936 BCX0">answers</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW216223936 BCX0">!&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW216223936 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW216223936 BCX0"><p 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xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0">Choice among three major medical plans and one minimum essential coverage medical plan&nbsp;</span></span></p></li><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW135433514 BCX0" role="listitem" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><p class="Paragraph SCXW135433514 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0">Integrated prescription benefits with your medical plan&nbsp;</span></span></p></li><li class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW135433514 BCX0" 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data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><p class="Paragraph SCXW135433514 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0">Savings&nbsp;</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0">p</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0">rograms: Our 401(k) allows participants to contribute to both pre-tax and after-tax payroll deductions. In addition, we offer a flexible, tax-advantaged Section 529 College Savings Program.</span></span></p></li></ul><ul><li class="Paragraph SCXW135433514 BCX0"><span class="TextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135433514 BCX0">Direct deposit (weekly payroll) </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW135433514 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p></div><h2><sub>Our hotlines are:</sub></h2>

<h4><strong><span class="EOP SCXW135433514 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"><span class="TextRun SCXW64043463 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW64043463 BCX0">Professional Referrals</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW64043463 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span></span></strong></h4><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW175820273 BCX0"><p class="Paragraph SCXW175820273 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0">At Lorien, we believe in the power of professional connections to fuel our industry's future. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0">That's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0"> why we highly value candidate referrals from our trusted network of contractors. These referrals are more than just names—</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0">they're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0"> seasoned professionals who come highly recommended for their skills, reliability, and dedication to their career. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW175820273 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW175820273 BCX0"><p class="Paragraph SCXW175820273 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0">When a contractor refers a candidate to us, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0">it's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0"> a testament to the candidate's quality and fit for upcoming projects. We carefully consider each referral, aiming to seamlessly integrate these skilled individuals into our staffing solutions, thereby ensuring our clients receive top-tier talent. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW175820273 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}">&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW175820273 BCX0"><p class="Paragraph SCXW175820273 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0">This collaborative approach not only enriches our talent pool but also strengthens the bonds within our professional community, leading to more successful projects and satisfied clients.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0"> Please speak to your recruiting contact to discuss our referral bonus</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW175820273 BCX0"> program in greater detail.</span></span></p></div><p><strong>For all other questions, please complete our form or reach out to us at 954.433.4100</strong></p>

<h1>Contractors</h1><p>Your success is our priority. That’s why we’re here to support you every step of the way in your contract career. We want to make sure we really get to know you and your goals - so you'll be appointed a dedicated tech recruitment specialist to find the contract opportunities suited to you. Learn more about how to kick-start your new contract career.</p>

<h2>It's What We Do</h2><p>Transforming careers, businesses and tech strategies. At Lorien we are always adapting to the digital world, providing our clients with tech recruitment solutions across the full digital spectrum.</p>

<h2>The Lorien Pulse: Latest News, Events &amp; Insights</h2><p>Our tech expertise and partner-led approach allows us to deliver highly successful results for our clients so they can attract and retain unique talent for their business.</p><p>Explore our latest collection of case studies, news, events, and insights</p>

<h1>We are the house of global tech recruitment</h1><p>Lorien is a digital, transformation, and technology recruitment specialist. We work with clients of all sectors, sizes, and tech needs&ndash;from digital giants to tech-enabled businesses&ndash;to attract and retain top talent around the world. Through our network of specialists, we combine deep tech sector expertise with the scope, depth, and breadth of large-scale talent solutions, giving our clients the confidence and the agility to compete in the digital age.</p>

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<h2>Want to be featured as an Employer?</h2><p>At Lorien, we support world-leading organizations in taking their technology above and beyond their competitors. Likewise, we encourage talented candidates to take the next step in their career with our bespoke service that offers candidates unique roles with high-profile employers that are exclusively partnered with Lorien. Candidates can browse through the roles to see what best aligns with their desired career path and ambitions on each business page.</p>

<h2>Specialist Markets</h2><p>As the house of global tech and transformation recruitment, we specialise in bringing talent solutions across the full digital spectrum to life. Each one of our solutions is built to the specific needs of our clients, with great variety in size, shape, and scale of design, but with a unifying core of deep tech sector expertise.</p><p>This gives our clients the unique advantage of tech specialism at scale. Naturally, our background means that we cover all digital skillsets, but there are specific sub-sectors where we provide even deeper levels of insight–often in the places where skills are niche, rare, competitive, or just developing.</p><p>We call these our Specialist Markets.</p>

<h1>Unlock Your Potential.</h1><p>The technology industry is constantly evolving. Every day brings new breakthroughs &ndash; and you could be at the forefront of this progress. Each year, we help thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work.</p>

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<p>As part of our Diversity and Inclusion Series, I am excited to talk here to Debbie Forster MBE, CEO of Tech Talent Charter, an organisation focused on driving greater equality, inclusion and diversity in the tech sector. Here, we talk about findings from Tech Talent Charter&rsquo;s newest report, the role of people and conversations (the positive and the uncomfortable) to drive change, and the shift from &lsquo;tick box&rsquo; exercises to belonging and inclusion. We also explore how COVID-19 has broken myths in workplace culture, and how we can use the shift to move forwards and create greater opportunities for everyone. Check out the video below for advice on the next era of inclusion and diversity. Want to share your thoughts? Reach out to me to discuss!</p>
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How can you create greater diversity in 2021? Join Darren Topping and Debbie Forster MBE from the Tech Talent Charter as they discuss how COVID-19 has changed inclusion and diversity culture, and opportunities for the future.

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